West Bengal BJP President Says Death Of Migrants On Trains 'Small & Isolated' Incidents
In a shocking statement, West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh has termed deaths of migrants returning home on Shramik Special trains as "small and isolated" incidents.
In a shocking statement, West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh has termed deaths of migrants returning home on Shramik Special trains as "small and isolated" incidents.
IANS
As multiple incidents of migrant workers losing their lives on trains are being reported every other day, the comments come across as purely insensitive and without any regard for the problems being faced by the poor.
Apart from the rising summer heat, migrants workers are also fighting hunger and dehydration as many have succumbed in trains on their way home, nine passengers, including a child, have been reported dead on 'Shramik Special' trains since Monday.
PTI
"Some unfortunate incidents have taken place. But you can't just blame the railways for it. They have been doing their best to ferry the migrants. Some deaths have taken place, but these are isolated incidents.
"We have examples of how railways have done their best to serve the passengers. Some small incidents have taken place, but that doesn't mean you will close down the railways," Ghosh, also a BJP MP, told reporters.
His remarks haven't gone down well as he faced the ire of Netizens.
Dilip Ghosh does it again. Hunger death is a serious violation of human rights. And this moron is mocking the whole situation calling it a less significant incident. All those who elected such morons take a bow. It will all come to you one day, you will b served what you elected pic.twitter.com/oSylw8Nshl
¡ª Abide in the truth (@Abide_in_truth) May 29, 2020
.@DilipGhoshBJP Thank you! This... this is your true colour and the people should witness it. You are just a power-hungry politician who never had any intention of helping the masses. #BJPFailedBengalhttps://t.co/95RhqqXV9C
¡ª Nusrat (@nusratchirps) May 29, 2020
According to WB BJP President #DilipGhosh, "Death of Migrants on 'Shramik' trains is a 'small, isolated' incidents".
¡ª Momin Ali (@mominali00) May 29, 2020
You may understand what kind of mentality he has. How can a person like State President of some BIG party can say like this?#MigrantLivesMatter #MigrantWorkers pic.twitter.com/9OfSc74XJX
Do people not die in trains?' asks Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh.
¡ª Gladwin Emmanuel@mirror.com (@gladwinemmanuel) May 29, 2020
Not only in trains also in railway tracks and highways...People are dying everywhere. We're witnessing the dance of death and destruction since BJP came to power.
Sir Ji, this Dilip Ghosh surely has a great body, but without a "Heart" & "Brain" inside that body. He is simply a pakka "" GODSE BHAKT "".. https://t.co/y3JoCVTkXF
¡ª Rajiv Prasad (@RajivPr45330955) May 29, 2020
His remarks also drew sharp reactions from the ruling TMC and the opposition CPI(M) in West Bengal, which asked the BJP leader to be more sensitive to the plight of the labourers.
